'Participation In Muharram Procession Last Year Carrying Sword Has Got No Relevance With This Year's Procession', MP HC Quashes Detention Order [Read Order]

While observing that a detention order under the National Security Act, 1980 has to be passed based upon cogent material, the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (06th October) set free a man who was detained for allegedly participating in Muharram procession last year carrying sword.The Bench of Justice S. C. Sharma Shailendra Shukla passed this order in a petition filed as a Habeas Corpus...

Registration Of FIR Not Required On Secret Information About A Crime Which Is About To Occur: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has said the ratio laid down in the judgement of Lalita Kumari vs Government of Uttar Pradesh and Others [(2014) 2 SCC 1], which states that a station house officer on receiving information disclosing a cognizable offence is bound to register FIR, will not apply in cases wherein an officer receives secret information about a crime which is yet to occur.The Court...

May Be Ill-Precedent For Non-Punctual Students : Karnataka HC Dismisses NLSIU Student's Plea To Accept Submission Beyond Deadline

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a student of the National Law School of India University, (NLSIU) seeking directions to the University to accept his project assignments beyond deadline. The student claimed he failed to submit the assignment in time due to a problem of internet facility at his home. Justice Krishna S Dixit while dismissing the petition filed...

NHRC Expert Committee Issues Advisory For Protection Of Women During Pandemic [Read Advisory]

Deeply concerned about the rights of the vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society affected by the pandemic, a Committee of Experts constituted by the National Human Rights Commission has issued the 'Advisory on Rights of Women in the context of COVID-19'. The Commission has requested all the concerned Union Ministries and all States/UTs to implement its recommendations...

Ensure Compliance With Programme Codes: MIB Tells Private TV Channels [Read Statement]

The Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has urged all the private satellite TV channels to adhere to the prescribed Programme Codes and such other guidelines, while broadcasting content. The request comes days after the self-regulatory body, News Broadcasting Standards Authority, found some national news channels guilty of insensitive reporting and sensationalizing the...

[Migrant Woman Raped] Unfortunate That Ladies Coming To TN For Getting Employment Are Becoming Victims Of Sexual Assault: Madras HC [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Thursday (1st October) observed that it is very unfortunate to see that ladies who come to Tamil Nadu crossing hundreds of kilometres from neighbouring States, with a fond hope of getting employment are becoming victims of sexual assault.This remark was made by the Madras HC in connection to an unfortunate case, wherein a 22-year-old migrant labourer was gang-raped...

Delhi HC Restrains Xiaomi From Enforcing Wuhan Court's Anti Suit Injunction Order Against Interdigital Technology Corporation [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, restrained Chinese electronics giant, Xiaomi from enforcing an anti-suit injunction order passed by Wuhan Intermediate People's Court against Interdigital Technology Corporation.The order of the Wuhan Court, directly negates the jurisdiction of this Court, and infringes the authority of this Court to exercise jurisdiction in accordance with the laws of...

Bar Council Has No Power To Constitute Elders Committee For Bar Associations: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that the Bar Council does not have the jurisdiction to "usurp" the power for constitution of an Elders Committee under the Bye-laws of a Bar Association. The Division Bench comprising of Justices Sunita Agarwal and Ajay Bhanot has held that Elders Committee is a "permanent statutory committee" and any dispute relating to its constitution can...

2G Case: Centre Had Authority To Appoint Special Public Prosecutors; Appointments Do Not Pollute Filing Of Appeals: CBI Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Friday continued hearing the appeals in the 2G cases.A single judge bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi was hearing submissions on point of grant of "leave to appeal" to CBI in its appeals against the acquittal of all accused in 2G case.The prerogative to appoint Special Public Prosecutors vested with the Central Government, after completing of trial, submitted ASG Sanjay...

Court Managers Move Bombay HC Seeking Regularisation Of Services & Fixing Minimum Pay Scale; Court Seeks Reply From State, Union [Read Petition]

A total of 16 Court managers and senior court managers have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions for regularisation of services of court managers and for fixing their pay scale. Court sought a reply from the State, Union of India through the Ministry of Finance and the Registrar General of Bombay High Court.Division bench of Justice KK Tated and Justice NR...

GHCAA Resolves To Appeal Against HC Order Holding Adv Yatin Oza Guilty Of Contempt, Intervene In Proceedings Before SC [Read Statement]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates' Association has unanimously resolved to prefer an appeal against a Division Bench ruling of the High Court, holding Advocate Yatin Oza guilty of criminal contempt. The Association has also resolved to intervene in the writ proceedings pending before the Supreme Court whereby Oza has challenged the Gujarat High Court's decision to strip him of...

State Says No Objection To Increasing Number Of Local Trains & Their Frequency, Bombay HC Allows Lawyers From MMR To Travel In Locals Until Oct 19

The Bombay High Court on Friday decided to allow all lawyers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region who wish to travel in local trains to attend physical hearings on a trial basis until the next hearing in the matter regarding petitions filed by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and others seeking directions for inclusion of lawyers and their clerks in the list of essential...